Sedona

Sedona...one of the most beautiful places in the world.  So much to do that we love that we ran out of time to get it all in.  We started off the stay by going to Montezuma Castle National Monument, which was impressive, but paled in comparison to Bandelier.  We then did a quick hike to Bell Rock, which was supposed to be a nice walk in the park until I decided I wanted to scramble to the top.  Danelle waited about 80% of the way up to see if I would make it and/or hurt myself.  Good news...I made it.  We did a side trip to Jerome, which is an old copper mining town in the mountains.  Very cool drive and area.  Taylor joined us the next day for some hiking and we headed up to do Soldier Pass for a nice easy hike.  Once there we decided to add on Brins Mesa for additional miles and views.  Good family times.  Our next adventure was a quick stop to Montezuma Well National Monument and then the West Fork Trail.  This was one of the most scenic hikes we've been on so far.  Several spots reminded us of being in the Sawtooths.  We ended our stay in Sedona with a day of walking the old downtown tourists areas, shopping and enjoying a great dinner.

Sedona is one of the places that we plan to visit again.